Via Gabe Kapler: "One thing we want to do is avoid locking ourselves into any
organizational philosophy that can't be easily altered or improved,"
said Kapler. "While mining for best practices, we have overarching
themes and philosophies, but we don't want to say, 'This is what we
believe' and get so dug in that we're not capable of being nimble as new
studies present better ways to approach problems and development. That
flexibility is a thought process that we have to constantly talk about
it with players and staff.

It seems that the Dodgers were the only team willing to take a chance on
Caleb Ferguson following his TJ surgery. It was a selection made with
no risk to the Dodgers and a decision that a could reap significant
rewards. Logan White, the Dodgers former Vice President of Amateur
Scouting, said there is no longer a worry about athletes who have had
the surgery. “It’s definitely more of a trend with the travel ball and
the way these kids are playing all year round. I think it’s going to
continue to be more common,”

When I highlight an auction item I often wonder if it'll somehow make its way to a museum. I'm happy to report that one such historically significant item will be going to a museum. The MacPhail letter from the Lelands Auction that I shared last week will be going to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, via their tweet: (BTW, the letter sold for $9,235.19) You can read the entire document here.

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